Morning all,
Have only skip read thread as not feeling too great at the moment.
Dog sorry to hear Arlo is poorly, hope he gets better really soon. You have my sympathy with regard to your FIL, families eh - don't get me started! I don't really get on with my inlaws either and tend to busy myself in the kitchen when they come round. I always arrange for them to come when DH is here but they always arrive at least half an hour early which I find not only rude and inconsiderate, but really awkward as its often before DH gets back so I have to entertain them on my own. The other thing they have started doing is giving the kids several pounds each every time they see them. The boys have to earn their 50p pocket money via a reward chart and this really messes things up for us - they never ask us either and despite DH's pathetic attempt at stopping them they still do it, so the boys now say great Nanny and Grandad are coming we'll get some more money! Its blatant buying of affection in my book.
Anyhoo enough ranting. There's much more - I could go on for hours - but I wont!
I've got the weird stinging skin thing back. Its everywhere, even through my hair and feels like I've been burned or stung all over. There's no red rash but there are sort of pimples under the skin at the places where its the most sore (sides of knees, backs of forearms and outsides of calves). I've also got three mouth ulcers and have had several nose bleeds which seem to have left me with incredibly sore nostrils. On top of that I have really sore stiff fingers and feet. My feet are so bad when I get up in the morning that I struggle to walk and get downstairs and only ease after about an hour of moving about. (I had the foot and hand thing when breastfeeding the other two as well, GP said it was hormonal and would only stop if I stopped feeding, which it did.) Its all very weird, but am thinking could all be related to hormones and being run down.
Who was it that was asking about a cure for cradle cap? I asked my hairdresser, who is also a good family friend and she recommended making up a runny paste of bicarbonate of soda and using it to gently exfoliate in the bath, making sure to rinse thoroughly. I was a bit unsure, but gave it a a go anyway and it was amazing. It got rid of almost all the cradle cap in one go and completely after the second go. I did adapt her instructions slightly and exfoliate with the bicarb, rinse, dry and then apply weleda calendula oil, then gently brush out the flakes using a soft baby brush. She has a lovely soft flake free scalp now.
I am getting really frustrated trying to find clothes to fit DD. She has hundreds of clothes but seems to be completely between sizes, her newborn and up to 1 month stuff is slightly too small and the 0-3 stuff just hangs off her! Its such a shame, she is literally living in white sleepsuits at the moment!
She is on the 25th centile for head, length and weight, so as the health visitor said is perfectly proportioned, but it would seem that doesn't help with finding clothes to fit.
Chef my DS1 is on the 9th centile and has been since birth (he was on the 2nd prior to birth). He is also perfectly proportioned though, so that you don't notice how dinky he is until he stands next to the other kids from his year at school. He has chosen to be best friends with the tallest boy in the year and he only comes up to his chest! He's really gonna get it if he keeps teasing his little brother though, cos DS2's on the 50th centile and rapidly over-taking his big brother at the same time as starting to stand up for himself! Interestingly, despite being the smallest boy in the year, he is the one that gets the girls! I've lost count of the number of girls who have announced they are going to marry him and he is forever on the receiving end of batting eyelashes and doe eyes - mind you he is gorgeous! They are all going to be disappointed though as having grown out of wanting to marry Mummy he has already chosen his bride and she is the most beautiful and sweet little girl - don't think much of his potential MIL though!